Yeasayer – Fragrant WorldYeasayer – Fragrant World

Brooklyners Yeasayer really surprised us this year. Their third album Fragrant World is really sticky, in a good way. Not that the predecessors were weaker, it’s just that Yeasayer this time changed the direction in music. In places like Longevity or Devil and the Deed, you can almost suspect the likes of Justin Timberlake. At the same time, Henrietta is full of this gorgeous density that has no place in the mainstreamest of the pop scene. It’s magnificent, close in its greatness to their old gem, Sunrise. Another bright spot on the album is Reagan’s Skeleton, sounding more like something off DFA label. Yet, don’t confine yourself to a couple of tracks, all 11 of them are really good.